Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1893, Page 2

OMAHA DAILY BEE: (FHURSDAY, ““fay support or assistauce, and that was the anderstanding of the committes of public wafety from noon of Sunday the 15th Paragraph 6. —1 saw the troops landed at So'clock on Monday and it was not until nearly 9 o'clock that evening that they secured and were installed in Arion hall. Tt was miduight before even hasty and inade. quate sanitary precautions for their comfort wero completed. 1 know of ny own knowl- edge that attempts wore made by the minister and Captain Wiltzo to_secure other saccommodations for the men which were re- fused and that no attempts were made to se- cure any accommodation until after ths troops were landed and the necessity for their remaining on shore overnight became apparent. The ola armory might posaibly have been used, but that had aiready been secured from its owner as n rendezvous for the revolutionary forces of the committee on public safety, although. the ¢ which arose later, to which I will refer dered the very moderate use of it sufticient for the purpose of the provisional govern ment Loeation of the Fore That the ting the ‘0 was no particular forces at the plac you from the fuct ittee offered _its n as Camp Bos- liminaries o, Can it Paragraph 7 reason for | ought to be apparent 1o that 4s soon a8 the comn ~premises, afterwards koo ton, and the necossary pr bearranged the men were mo possibly be your idea that the main body of wroops landed under general irsteuctions from the distinguished predecessor in your present offies of your own political party for the proteetion of American interests stould have been stationed at some great distance from the probable scene of violence! They wwere wisely ond centrally located in the only available shelter. Paragraphs 8 and —Concerning the al- leged correspondence between the minister of forcign affairs and Minister Stevens and his alleged evasive replics 1 have no know edgeof which I make use here, but inform tion on those points is available to you and you havo tie right to use it Tre aced Quiot. Paragraph 10—That there were no mani- festations of excitement or alarm in the city on that Mond uight was due to the fact that the American troops were on shore. Up to the moment of thewr landing agitation and uncertainty wore intense. If any of Mr. Blount's witnesses have made ments to the contrary 1 should like an oppo tunity to cross examine them. Asit was there were two attempts at incendiary fives at different times in_different parts of the . which, but for the prompt appearance of Tieutenint Swinburne and a sq men. might have increased to alarming ex tents. To imply mn the same paragraph of your report that the committce of public safety entered the government buildin scon as the forces were landed is gross| musleading, and had you given me the oppo tunity which [ so frequestly asked iu Wash- ington of making n aetailed statement of the occurrences of that time I cannot be- live that_you would have fallen into error. ‘I'ic troops langed at 5 o'clock ou Monday, the 16th, and the committee of pub- Jic sufety seized the government building at o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, nearly twenty-four hours later. It was 1'who en- tered the building half an hour before the committee because it had been rumored that there was a guard concealed therein, There were eight government oficials and clerks in_the building, which ordinarily tecmed with ministers, judges and some forty or 1ifty officials and clerks. 1 was toid that the cabinet had loft the building. Quoen’s Adhoenta Weik-Ku ‘The queen’s adherents had neither the chavacter nor ability to resist. 1 was after- wards told by Marshal C. B. Wilson, then in charge of the queen's forces, that they had left the building because they were afraid of their lives.well knowing that to be the pownt the revolutionary forces would attack, and that but for their cowardice or their treachery, the marshal did not know which, in refusing to aliow him to send a guard to that building we would not sp easily have —gocured possession: that he had concealed ammunition in the foreign office which was indeed afterwards found there, and that it was his purpose to send men there pre touse 1. ‘The proclamation was read as soon as the building surrounded by the highest official in charge theresf, and as s00n as the order for the provisional govern- ment calling fov support from loyal citizens was1ssued 150 or wore armed and deter- mined supporters, who had rendezyoused at the old armory, marchea to the boilding and were stationed as guards to_defend and pro- tect the new government. While they were gathering there was some anxiety and Mr. Damon asked me to seek out Captain Wiltze and ask for an armed guard. 1 objected, be- cavse we well knew that we could expect no such assistance, but finaliy went and were rised when Captain Wiltze per- ps Tn ed. Parag It s suspicious because the revolutionary party, confident ot the support of the community at large, in possession of wovernment buildings und nding itsell unopposed after am- lo notice had been given and time for at- tack had clapsed, should have asswmed undertaken to iuform other representat of foreigu governments, as sct forth in this parageaph, that the monarchy had been ab- rogated and the provisional government es- tablished.” Prompt reeognition of the new status from ull foreign representatives ought o satisfy on this point. The adherents of the queen, when the building was sel huddied themselves into the police station, and 1 loarn from the queen’s marshal, C, B, Wilson, whom you ceseribe as a resolute, capable oficor, who tells that he made the same statement to Mr. Blount, that there was u violent difference between himself and tho queen’s eabinet as to which should have controi of hier cause, that they prevailod and refuspd to allow him to make any attack upon the revolutionists or to resist when the demand for the surrender came. A% to the Kecoznitin agraph 12 —Before any recogniti come. while I was present in tho chawber in which President Dolo had established him- self, Mr. Pringle, one of the junior oficers of the Boston, obtained admittance aud stated that he was My Stevens' aife and had been sent to ascertain by personal ob- servation whether the provisional go ont was, in_fact, in possession and estab- ished as sct forh in its request for recogui- tion. Paragraph 13—Ilow soon after which was somewher ) had his event, 1 the noighborhood NOTIZE TO SUB3CRI3ERS. Owing to the large demand for the art portiolios, the publishers arve a little behind in filling orders. All books that are ordered mailed are sent to the pudlishe whe mailsthem divest to the subszribers, Our subseribers are therefore re. quested to be patient in case their portiolios do not arrive promptly. In a short time the publisher prom- ises to be able to mail books as fast as orders are received, We have received another supply of series No, L Art Portiolio. SERIES TWO DECEMBER 14, 1893. THE BER COUPON. World's Fair Art . Portfolio. o secure this superb souvenir send or bring six coupons of this series bearing different dates with 10 cents in coin to ART PORTFOLIO DEP'T, Bee Office, Omaha. could | the | of 5 o'clock. tho formal recognition acknowl- edged by Mr. Dole, as sot forth in this para- graph, was sent 1 do not know. This wa the status. The queen's cabinet,in response to a demand for the surreader of the station house, had souzht an_interview with Mr. Dole, which was readily granted. After some parley, in which their absurd proposi- tion that their forces and those of the oro- visional government should combine to keep the peaco during tbe night, was rofused, they had acquiosced and surrendered, mal ing a verbal protest agaimst the provisional government, which, 1t was agreed, should be extended later. They had asked that Mr Damon accompauy them to the palace in order that they might oxplain the surrender 0 the queen. Mr. Damon had not returned, The requeat for the immodiate support of the United States forces, contained in Mr. Dols's tetter, should 1ndics that up to that moment there had been no such support and, furthermore, that it was intended only for | that night and for the purpose of patrolling the fown, Uan it be possible that you have not been informed that tho reply to the re- quest wns o second absolute refusal from | Captain Wiltse, Queons Surrender and Protest. Paragraphs 14, 15 and 16—The queen's pro- test was a quibbling trick which now makes cloar 1o mafiy of us what we then considered her cowardly surrender. Marshal | assured me in an interview in May last, and toid me he had given Mr, Conimissioner Blount the same assurance, that he knew, while in charge of the station house that day.that the American troops would not and could not interfere, that he had this kuowl- edge from Captain Wiltse, that he urged an iate attack upon the revolutionary government and demanded o be put n_con- trol of the queen's forces, that her cabinet was paralyzed by fear for their personal fety and dechined to allow it. Learning that the queen had indicated her intention to surrender, he sent her a message at 11 oclock and another at 1 o'clovk advising lier by no means to yield, that he was finally notified by her that she had sur- rendered, and that he must deliver up the Possession of the station house, which he did, ‘The protest of the queen was accepted with indifference as indicating her chief ob- jection to retiving from that power which sho had so ruthlossly abused und which she had hoped to increase by violence until it be- came absolute, Thatthe tricksters who pre- pared it for her signature incorporated therein a wanton lie whicli operates as no estoppel upon the provisional government ano no barrier to its onward progress toward liberty and elean government. Nationai af- fairs, Me. Secretary, are not controlled as are litigations in courts of law. The ac- ceptance of a protest by the peovisional gov- ernment, without an express denial of its contents, does not preciude them from es- tablishing ‘and - maintajoing the mighty truths that had inspired their cause; Damon Renounces Alleginuce. furthermore, I am sovry that you have not heard that that morning at 7 o'clos Damon went to her courageously renounced his allegiance, and told her he nad consented to join a movement which had for its object the abrogation of the mon- archy, to which she replied that she had arned of the movement and had been ad- vised and had decided to submit. This is a circumstance which made the old armory superfluous as a rendezvous and justified the commuttce of public satety in seizing the goyv- crnment building withou ed force. Paragraph 17—An_examination of the whole of Secretary Foster's communication of Fobrunry 15 to’ the president will prove that your scanty quotation is not consistent with ‘the fucts, and the statement, if made, wiis neverrmade for the purpose of deceiving or concealing the truth, The open candor with which Mr. Foster conducts his s the negotiations for annexation is in n contrast to the reticence that nas prev for the past few months, and is sufticlent to guavantee that he should have no such pur- mmisstoners Misquotod. Paragraphs 18 and 19—You speak of special commissioners sent to Washington by the provisional government to uegotiate the treaty of nunexation aad you say “Their statements are ntter variunce with the evidenco. documentary aud oral, contained in Mr, Blount's report.” Those commission- ers had no opportunity from you to make any statements. You absolutely and per- sistently evaded any opportunity for that purpose. Commissioners Wilder and Mar- shen were the first to leave Washington, which they did about the timeof the in- auguration. Mr. Castle stayed but a few days longer, having buv one interview with you, in which you declined to say whether or not you cared to have the commissioners a body remain in Washington. When Mr. Casile left, Mr. Thurston went to Chic and 1 was alone in Washington, where I remained for two months, You con- suntly declined to allow me an imterview for the purpose of making a statement for the comuiissioners or on behalf of the provisional government. At an inter- view which wedid have you pointedly | evaded all attempts which I'made ut giving | you a statement, once going 80 far us to in- toreupt by rising from yvour seat, excusing { yourself and abruntly leaving the room. I'ho day that the news reached Washington of tho lowering of the flag 1 called upon you and asked you if the report was true. You stated that you had no official information on the subject, but assumed that the news paper dispatehes were corvect and asked mo whether inmy opinion the course followed by Mr. Blouni would be likely tolead to bloodshea or violence in Honolulu. 1 re- | plied to you that the provisionul government was amply able totake care of itself and that there would be no danger unless the lowering of the flag were the first step to- ward the restoration of the queen. You stated positively that vthere was no intention of vestoring the queen, a statoment which | you repeated atone of my last interview witl you at the same time that you told me that you expected Minister Blount to return to Washington in June, Provad Their Strength. Paragraph 20, ~Be good enough, Mr. Sec- retary, to give Admiral Skerret an oppor- unity to explain whether he ever made the bold statement so ruthlessly condemning the action of one of your naval commande Otberwise, whatever I have alveady said disposes of paragraphs 21 and 22 Paragraph 23.—You speak of an carnest appesl Lo the American minister for prote tion by the officers of the provisional gov- nment and consider that a confession of weakness and timiaity. The fact that we continued without that aid afier it had been twice rofusod after wo weve in pos ses- sion ought to show you that the band was composed of *'courageous men_conscious of theiwr strength and the righteousness of their cause,” bmisslon to Popular Vote. Paragraph You state that 1t 18 now claimed “that the majority of people who had the right of voting under the constitu- tion of 1887 have nover favored the idea of annexation to this or any other govern ment.” You now approach the ground upon which I admit you have the right to speak, and concerning which this government coufidently assumed and was tal- lowed to believe Mr. _Blount wis Lo roport. You repeat the statements | made by dir. Blount that he did nov weet a | lo nnnexationist in Honolulu who ex- pressed his willingoess to submit the que: | Uon to a vote of the people or one who did vot insist that if the islunds should be an- nexed suffrago should be restricted. In one | of the interviews with you, in which & fow | hasty expressions were allowed me, you did | ask mo how [ thought a vote on‘the question would result Do vou recollect my answer? 1 told you on behalf of the commission and the goverument I vopresented that the na- tives were children, that they had even vio- leutly opposed a reciprocity treaty with your goverument until more than a yearof pros- pevity led them o acquiescence. that if the question of monarchy were loft out the country would be unanimously for annexa- tiou, that if the issue of annexation or mon- | archy were put to the people the result would probably be very close, that | would not like to predict precisely which way it | would go; that 1 desired to be candid and | would confess that owing o un element of low whites who had a right 10 vote and who in recent years had acquired a great influ- | ence over the Hawwians, the probable re- sult might ove slightly in favor of the mon- archy, but 1 said o you 1f you test vhe 1 Ly the brains of iutelligence.and of the comwunily instged of by counting uoscs, wunexation woulll prevail overwhelmiugly. This Wide of the Mank. I'ticse, however, are mattérs which have absolutely nothing tado with whether or not the monarchy was deposed by the active intervention of ofticers of your country. Furthermove, there hus uever been any oficial statement to your goverument and You have unctthe right to wake the oro Wilson | wisional government responsible for any other intention on the question of futurs suffrago that has been suggested than ro- striction _which should not relate to both white and native residents. My own opinion was always freely given that until universal suffrage could bo restored there should bo none in Hawaii for any one. Paragraph 25,—In this you dispose of the question of annexation and in the remain- ing two paragraphs suzgest the restoration of the monarchy. 1 regret exceedingly that neither you nor Mr. Blount ever listened to any statement from me of the events from January 1 to January 17. My own part in the ravolution was inconspicuous, but I was fortunate in being present at almost every stepinat led to the establishment of the provisional government and feel amply qualified to give an accurate account of them. With assurances of the highost consider- ations, I have the honor to be your obedient servant, CrARLES L. Canren Sent to Correct Hiount. Among tho passengers on the steamer Oceanic which arrived last night from Hono lulu was Hon. P, C. Jounes, ex-minister of finance under the monarchy, and after tho revolution one of the provisional govern ment's most ardent supvorters. Mr. Jones 15 on his way to Washington on semi-oficial business and is the bearer of several afida- vits from the people of Honolulu cal to disprove the statements made in missioner Blount's report. J. 11 Soper, commander of the provisional government forcos; C. ‘Bolte, a promihent business man ; John Emmeloth, member of the present advisory council of the pro- visional government: George M. Wilcox, minister of the interior under the gueen in 1802, and Aloert 5. \Wilcox, member of the legislature in 1802, give bestimony ad- verse to the correctness of Blount's report Watch for the Maj “Tho ravenu cutter Thomas Corwin, which left here at 11 o'clock at night on the 4th wst, for Honolulu with special dispatches for Miniater Willis should reach her destina. tion tomorrow night or Friday. The Ocean Steamship company's steamer Marinosa, due on Thursday morning, the st inst, y possibly bring news of the avrivalof the Corwin. Unless detained on the early part of her voyage from Australia, or specinliy held at Honolulu for late news, howoyer, not very much prospect of the bringing the full import of the oft patches and instructions that the Corw took to the islands, 1t is moro than likely that Minister Wiliis will answer his official correspondence by the steamer. o8, g ALLEN ON HAWAIL Position of tho Nebraska Senator in Present bispute. *“‘What are your views on the Hawaiianaf- fair?” was asked. “1 have been carefully studying Hawaiian matters clear back to Webster's timo " re- sponded the senator. *1 believe that the attitude of President Clevelana and Secre- tary Gresham is eminently proper. I furthermore have great confidence in Com- missioner Blount's report. 1 place little dredence 1n the statoment of ex-Minister Stevens because [ firmly believe that he was implicated in the overthrow of the queen and that he ordered the warines on shore for the purpose of assisting the promoters of the provisional goverament. While President Dole and Minister Thurston are natives of Hawaii,they are ‘Yankee' natives men who are in reality Americans and who are interested in the establishment of a new ‘government, 1 believe that the queen should be restored, and then let the actual natives decide by popular expression whether or not they want the monarchy sustained. I believe that the United S.ates should recognize the treaty with Hawaii in the full acceptance of the term ana that the couspiracy of the few white Hawaiians, or rather American resi- dents of the islands, to overthrow the mon- archy in the face of the protests of the natives, should be suppressed and turned down. “1 do not want to 3 any trouble on the islunds, but I heartily approve the policy af the admimstration at Washington and will give it every encouragement within ny power. ‘Yankee'natives at tlonolulu shotld not d¢, anything incompatible with tren rights, and the United States should insist on the opservance of fair play and not stamp out the old government on the islands in tho face of Mr. Blount's report, which vlearly indicates that popular sentiment at Hawaii is hostile to annexation at this time. Minis- ter Thurston's father was a missionary at Iawaii, and while the presents provisional- ist loader was born there, he is more of an American than a F n. “In regard to the repeal of the federal elections bill T shall heartily favor it. As a populist I believe that each state should frawme its own election la *The Wilson tariff bill will pass at this session, in all probability,” concluded Sena- tor Allen. “Whether or not it will benefit the country remains to ve seen. It 1s an experi- ment_and Mr. Cleveland will doubtless sign it. There scems to be a division of senti- ment among mauufacturers and business men o the merits of the measu Iam not prepared av this time to fully discuss tho bill. 1 think from the sentiment at the capi- tal, however, that it will pass by a good majority."" Dispa rom Willis WasmiNGtoy, Dec. 13.—The State depart- ment today received advices from Minister Willis of Honolulu, via the Oceanic. It is understood, however, that the advices con- tained no information of importance other thuu already published. “T'he revenue cutter, Corwin, which left vecently, bearing mstructions to Minister Willis had not arrived at Honoiulu when the Oceanic left, consequently no nformation resulting from those late i uctions could have been receivend. -~ PARAGRAPAS, RSONAL H. H. Robinson of Kimball 1s in the eity. Charles T. Neal of Lincolu is in the city. B. J. Tiorney of Ansley is io the city on a visi. 0. M Omaba C. L. Tuttle of Kearney is among the visitors. Attorney W. H. in the city. State Auditor Eugene Moore was in the city yesterday. J. W. Driscoll of Spearfish, S. D., is regis- tered at one of the hostelries. Morris Palmer of Schuylor is Nobraska guests at the Dellone. ~W. H. Holland of Buffalo, Wyo., ing Omaha friends a short visit: A. A Campbell arvived in the city his home in Cheyenne last nighs. P. C, Corrigan, an old resident of north- western Nebraska is making the Dellone hotel nis headquarters while i the cit) At the Mercer; A. McLees, Davenport: % K. Allyn, Chicago; €. Kirk, South Bend W. I Koed, Madison; Dr. H. J. Aberly South Omaha; Frank Murphy, Daveapor Valter L. LeeChicago;H. Howe, Rochiester N.Y.: R M. DeLavallade, Denver. Colo. | John 1. Breen, Omaba; 5. B. Hathaway, New York; D. P. Simmons, Salt Lake; K A. Holmes, Kearney ; C. R. Williamson, Chi- cago; J. A Morris, Portland ; D. D. Spaul- ding, Detroit; H. G. Rand, Chicago. W Youk, Dec. 13, —[Special Telegram to Tug Bee'|—Omaha: A. Horbach, Astor; J. A, Muuroe, C. A. Warden, 1% Yourg, Windsors Mrs. M. A. Baker, Continental. White of Pocatello is visiting Westover of Rushville is one of the is mak- from ke b an LOCAL BREVITLE: Charles I, Kvell, the owner of a tinshop at 817 Sotth Twelfth street, has mortgaged bis stock in the sum of §500. George H. Bates and Nellio ( married I'uesday, December 1 of M. Melia. Kev. Charles W ciated. 8. E. IMisk and Miss Alice Cartwright were married Tuesday evening. December 1%, at wne home of the oficiating pastor, Churles W. Savidge. 'he ladies of the Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal church will serve meals Friday noon, Suturday noon and evening in the basement of the New York Life building. A complaint was sworn out yesterday by Sergeaut Shoup against Ben Bauks. a Soutn Sixteenth strect jeweler, for causing a ball to be rung in irontof his place to attract wrade. John Wood of Preston, Out.. wires Mayor Bomis for information rogarding William Wood, who was kiilel at Calhoun two weeks ago by the accidental discharge of a showgun in bis own hauds. rmain were at the home ~ Savidge ofi- IV ARMS AGAINST TIAT RA1E Kansas Oity Getti{:g, After the Burlington with a’ Olub, COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE'S FRANTIC LETTER P Falso Figures Qudtéd to Induce Business Men to Pull 1he L of thé Road’ OMeinls - Where Misrepre- sentatigus Are Made, Kansas City is frothing at the mouth over the Burlington's raise in grain rates and moetings are being heid by vhe various trade organizations with the sole object of enter- ing loud protests ngainst the position as sumed by the Burlington people in doing that which for years should have been done, namely, the removal of the differential it favor of Kansus City and against Omaha. Graia dealers living along the banks of the Kaw are just realizing what a beautiful cinch they have had and they don't propose togive upthe fight for their “inalienavle rights” without a supethuman effort A Howling Clroniar, Yesterday grain dealers in Omaha re- ceived the following vitcular from the trans- vortution committee of the Kansas City Commercial exchange, which stows how hard hit the men in Kansas City are. Aftor quoting the interview with General Freight Agent Crosby printed in Tue Bee, and which is conveniently garbled to make their case stronger, the circular continues : Wo bellevosthis sufficiont to convince you that the object in view I8 to prevent Kurisas City from doing business fu Nebraska. Areyou prepared to admit that any bran of Kunsus City business should be localize That you miay know what the loss to Kun- sas Clty grain trade will bo if this urbitrary position 1s malntatned, please note that Kan- sus Clty handled wrain from the Burlington lines ' Nebraska and Kansas covered by this order as follows, in 150 wo thousaid, six hundred and_thirt ars of wheat, 6,415 curs of corn, 932 cars of outs, elghty-sixcnrs of rye. two cars of barley; a total of 10,070 car- loads. The loss of this trade is uot only a 1085 10 the gro but i 10ss to the bisiks and menns In ons - in our ring Jouse. Tt means o diversion of the merc tilo teade in the disputed territory 10 other channels, If there {5 any Burlington offici be he great or suiall, whon you feel that can fnfhience 0 any way, you cannot help Kansus City more thin by seeing him persou- ally, or writing him at once, 1fthere is any other influence you can use that will cause (ho Burlington roud to know that in Kansas City a blow ut one commurcial Interest s a blow ut all, you snve yourown business froma blow Similar nature at sowo future dite. have always stood ready togive the Burlington competitivo business and will do 0 now whon It treats us as fairly as other through lines. We formerly had some trouble with the Santa Fe, Kock Isiaud and Missouri Paciflc, but no such arbitrary messure was attempted by auy line as the tarit now in effect on the Burlington systen: The fact 18 that every Knnsas City line §s entitled to & reasonuble proportion” of the business und with fair treatment the grain shipments will bo divided from year to year anwng the lines nterested on a” satisfactory asis. The figures herewith ure made up from riifs now in effect ung cover stations only where Kansas City grain deiders are now buy= ing. A c i<ony 0f the whole territory wonld be more fuvorhhld 1o Kansas City. Yoit will notice that even with e nd A rates 1o St. Josoph thatieltyis fnvariably lower than Kansas Cit Are you propared (o admit that St. Joseph should have fower rates fromor to coum territory north and westof Kansas City Kaunsas Uity? St Joseph has the same’ v in southern Kansas @s Ransas City, and | as the sume rates (o ant fron th n cltie Tho following stitions car ates 10 Omula thun to Kapsus (ity 7 conts loss: Seward. 614 cents lobsi ¢ d, 6 conty less; Alma, Boatride, Inlind, Minden, Suickley, Superior, “Blue Springs, 'Endicott, Fairficld, Fairmonts Gopeva, Hustings, He: obins, Wilcoxs 4 cents less; Steang and sge, 8 cents less; - Repubii Yerdon, Chestor und Belvideys, Zcents less; Tecum: seh, 1 cent Iuss, apd ((:‘mxm-o. 165 cents less You will note thaf 6 Stution shows greater than 5 ‘vents above lKausas 1o 8t. Louls, and but few Mok than Koents. Ahe folowing 1i show but:3 cents difference: At- nett, Columbia, Diwsons, De Witt, d, Endicott, Palls City, Friend; Nanonee, Roynolds, Red” Clond, 'Sehuyler; Smithvile, Salem, Sterling, Smithfield “and Westorn. owaro and { lilla show 213 ce The followlng stations show but Adums, Bertrand, Berwyn, Cret Dunbur, Eustis, Graf, Miiford, Syra- cuse, Soward, Stanton, Verdon and Wallace. The following show 1 c Auburn, Can- Dridge, Greenwood, [thaca, Memphis, Nemiahu, City, Nebraska City and A Ine following show the Louis and Kansas Oity Piattsmouth and s 3 Another Siue (o the Case. But there is another side to the story, which the grain dealers of Kansas City have conveniently allowed to remain in the’ dark [v1s a fact that the Alton, Santa Fe, Chi- cago, St. Louis & Kansas City, Waba watkee & St. Paul, Kansas Clity, Fort Scott & Gulf roads ,doing business in Kansas,City, have no interest in Nebraska whatever, being in no way identified with its growth of development. yot the grain crs of Kansas City, not satist with thew logitimate terriiory, would be only too glad to have their town the gathering poiut for all Nebraska grain that might be brought to it by the Burlington at the rate in forco previous to December 10, and yet compel the Burlington 1o enter into conipetition with roads to the south av a reduced rate. Tk is no com- plaint as to the Burlington's Nebraska rate, 50 far as Tne BEE kuows, but the moment a roaa attempts to right what has been a slaring discrimination against Omuha the virtuous yeomunry 4t the mouth of the Kaw rise upand proceed to howl. Certainly no merchant in Kunsas City woula be willing to put his business in the hands of a middleman and y brokerage to have Lis goods sold at less cost than ho would have sold them himself, Thisis the Burlington's position 1ua nutshell. It has veen pulling the Kunsas City grain men's chestnuts out of the fire for years, to the absolute detriment of Omaha as a grain center, and now, having seen its business slowly’ dwindle away, it proposed to do right’ by Omaha *just’ once for luck’ and raised the grain rates to Kansas Ciuy 4 conts per hundred, December 10, “I'he acuion of the Burlington cannot help but be far reaching in its nature, for iv will give the two distilleries in Omala a better Chance to buy corn than under the old con- ditions, wlen the rute was favorable to Kansas City. ‘The Clrcutar's Figures Not Reliable. A veporter for 'I'mg Brr took occa- sion yesterday o examine into the allegations made by the transporta. tion committeo of the Commercial exchange and found among many otner false statements that the rite on corn from Ber- wyn, Neb, to the Mississippi river is the same us to Kansas City, being the same ratio per mile per ton. The rate today from Borwyn to Kansus Guls loss per ton por mile zh n to Omahi h 4 cents per 100 added, ['rom Creto the rate is less to Kan- sas City per ton pek,d than to Omuha, and 0 it is frow all tions indicated in the circulars. P For years the B nated aganst Omah; City as to live stoc Cloud to Kansas Cit, Y ates to St fgton has discrimi nd iu favor of Kansas the rates from Red mnt‘(lmlll.l being the sawe, slthough Red §'loud 1s veaver the Ne- braska metropolis by 10agmiles. From Re publican the ratcs arcfihie sawe to both cties, yet the distan] m . Republican to Omaha is 250 miles, isus Civy 358 miles, a difference of Bl“lll,)"k' hi miles in favor of Kunsas City, yet nof®ilg has been heard from live stock demwters there protesting againse this injustice fo Omaha. Hole Through Anotier Fretension. Kansas City's great claims in the dis- cussion of Lhis question is thai the great bulk of the grain business goes south and that Omaha and other lowns cannol com- pete with it as a grain conter. But the Jast annual report of the Board of Trade of Kan- a8 City does ot bear out this claim, as the report shows that less than 25 per cent of the grain received last year at the Kaw went south, which makes 1t decidedly unrea- sonable to suppose thist this 25 per ceut can control the other 75 per cent. in point of Tact it is u clear case of the tail wagging the dog. smnhu has been greatly handicapped by the discrimination in favor of Kansas City if the Burlington will now go a step t itsell on record as tolive unfl flunt of the west will ive stock receipts by and further and stock rates thi lead in homanun Christmas, 1 f " Mr. Crosby before leaviag for Tepeks DECEMBER 14, 1893 said that it was puroly & business proposi- tion swhich actuated the raise in grain rates, a matter soley of protection WENT FOR EASTBOUN Erle Gives the Central Traffle Association Something to Talk About, Cntosao, Doc. 18.—The general managers of the Central Trafic associstion lines met today toconsider the question of raising freight rates. By way of giving them some- thing to talk about the Frie, just befdre the RATES, meeting convened, went at the eastbound | tavifte withan ax. It cutthe grain rate from Chicago to New York to 171, cents, pro- visions to 20 cents, meat in bulk to 25 cents and live hogsto 90 cents, the reductions being in each instance acut of 24 from existing taviffs, The other promp announced that they meet ,the new rates et a new it sheet which will operative gecember 18, and then weut with the discussion of how best to eastbouttd freight rates. The dis lasted all day, and it was finally that all eastbound rates should be_restored January 1, 1804, to the tariff in effect prior to November 1; that no tariff be quoted less than the tarifis to become effective Decom- cember 18, and that a meeting of the western lines in Central Trafile association territory be arranged for early next week,the westorn tines pledeing themsclves to join with the trunk lines to enter into some arrangement by which uniform rates shall be quoted via all ports. Tomorrow the meeting will con- sider the paying of commissions and other arities in the passengar business. couts lines would ou become head rajse ion agreod Raltroaders tn Session. St. Pavt, Dee. 18 ~Grand Master Savgent of tho firemen's brotherhood, Assistant Grand Chief Garrett of the conductors, A. B Youngson, ropresenting Chief Arthur of the engineers, und represcntatives of the train- men were in session today. Chief Sargent said they wore considering the grievancas of the men on the Chicago Great Westorn, but the officials of that road say they know of no grievances or cause for differences. Be- fore the conference ends the matter of pro- posed wage reduations on the Northern Pa- aific will be considered. Wil Build the Koad. VER, Dec. 13.—The 550,000 necessary to begin construction of the railroad from Flore to Cripple Creok have been sub- scribed by New York capitalists. The capi- talstock is £1,000,000, of which two-fifths #®ill be devoted to the erection of stamp mills at Flovence. The road will be built on the narrow gauge plan, with stecl rails. The line will ‘connect at Flor- ence with the Denver & Rio Grande and the Sunta e and will be completed by spring. Will Open the Tunnel Suturday. LeapviLe, Colo., Dec. 13.—The Busk-Tvan- hoe tunnel on tho Midland road, twelye miles west of here, 13 completed with the exception of removing a part of the chinery used in its construction. The tun- nel will result m doing away with nine miles of the most dangerous part of the rond over the Continental divide, The big_bore is the third longest and will be formally opened Sunday. Tt gt ONE AND ONE ALL AROUND. Schaefler Gets the Game He Needed from the Young Napoleon. New York, Dec. 18.—There was a tre- mendous crowd of billiard-loving persons at tho white'and gold concert hall of Madison Square fgarden tonight to witness the third game in the absorbingly interesting contest between the ‘“bige three.” INot only was every seat on the main floor and in the galleries occupied, but scores sat in the usles and added to the din when their fuvorites were performing briliiant wovk. Mr. Sexton wus referee tonight. Ives won the bank and chose the spot ball, but he failed to count on the brealk. Schaeffer looked more in earnest than ho appeared last night and it was gencrally re- marked that he seemed to be out for blood. He only made foditeen in open table playing the first inning, however, and missed badl on a draw that was comparatively easy Ives looxed profoundiy disgusted when he failed on a hard bank, thus scoring two goose eggs in the two innings. Working The runs were comparatively small up to the end of the twelfth “inning. The score then stood. Schaeffer, 275; Ives, 187, In the thirteenth Tves pulled out fifty-seven, most of which were hoarded up on the upper rail. He missed on an easy carom. Then the masterful Jacob did some more exhibition work and the crowd went wild with en- thusiasm_when by? dint of superb rail play ke niled up eighty-one. The score then stood, 550 to 244 in Scnaeffer’s favor. The cro Ives would arouse him playing, but he expel difricul considerable trouble in _getting over some of the gs he made for himself. He missed ona trifling carom. The score at the close of the fiftecnth inning was 405 to 254 in Schaeffer's favor. Hard for Small Returus. to some energatic enced a good deal of Ives rolled up fifteen, and afterelaborvatery | ° filing and chalking his cue tip went to pieces ou s masse that belongs to tho first lesson in the primer of billiards, Schaeffer went to the table, and for tiio third vime in the even- ing, he went through o ance that encouraged the audience that ho would make a notable run. Time and again he got the balls in the anchor nurse position, buv whether intentionally or not, he did not in any case take advantage of the'splondid chances thus offered for big rvuns. He missed a long drive on the right hand rail after making eighty-nine, tl malking the score: Schaefler, 404; lves, Played Beastly Tho young Navoleon accomplished forty- six in the seventeenth inaing, but had to go to his seat ona ard cushion carom. The spirits of tho billard lovers wero at zero. “Then Jacob hopped inand made & run of sixty-three, which caused a feeble thrill to run through the otherwise listless crowd. Some atrociously bad billiards followed, after which Schieffer grouped the balls to- gethor on the right-hand rail and ran out. “The score: Schuefler—~i4, 6, 89,6, 81, 32, 24, 55, 21, 78, ), , 89, 68, 0, 0, 43600, 0, 0, 8, 48, 7, 8, 0, b, 16, 81, 1, 23, 57, 40, 5, 40,0, 1, 1--347, Aversg Schaetfer, 80; Tves, 17 7-20, High runs: Schaeft Ives, 81 Slossonand Lyes will play tomorrow night. 1), Billiards, BOUND TO €O Jucksonville's Council is a Bigger Man than veruor of Floridu, S1. Louts, 18.—A special 1o the Re- public from Jacksonville, Fla., says: The [Mlorida superior court ut Y'allahassee today rendered an opinion sustaining the validity of the present muricipal government in Jacksonville. This means the passage next Tuesday of the ordin permitting pugil- istic contests with five-ounce gloves with police vrotection. The Corbett-Mitchell tight will now surely take place here on Jan- uary 25, B IV, Blake, transportation agent of the Duyal club,was today shown a dispateh irom Chicago in_which Dominick O'Mailey de- od that Mitchell and Corbstt have not cen guaranteed a purse of $20,000 by the Duval club, but that they will fight for 65 per cent of the gate moaey. O'Malley’s statement.” said Mr. Blake, +1s unqualifiedly false. The purse of $20,000 in cash is already up and in the bank. Mr, R K. Fox of New York hoids a certified clieck for the amount and the §,000 for the waining expensos has already been paid.” Couey Island Jockey Club's Dates. New York, Dee. 13.—The Coney Island Jockey club, has settled the question of dates it would claim by issuug an offcial an- nouncement that its spriug moeting next scason will bogin June 16 and eud June 80, aud that its autumn meeting will he from August 2 to September 25, Tuptalu Ke-Kiected. New Haves, Dee. 18.—Francis Hinkey, ‘95, of Fonowanda, N. Y., was re-elected cap taio of the Yale foot ball eleven last night. Next year will be his fourtis on the teaw. Lefty, Hoggy wnd Bumpus Jolu Watty Cixcisyari, Dec. 13.--Cnarles Marr, Gaorge Hogriever aod “Bumpus” Jones were signed today by Mauager Watkius of the Sioux City lesi. m tho United Statesy| vd thought the bad showing of | in gathering together forty and had | fireworks perform- | to hove | fifty-pound | | W THE NONEY WEN rge that it Was Expeaded™ Withont Au- thority at feveral School Buildings. DEGREE OF MACLECD'S RESPONSIBILITY Facts Brought Out in the Testimony Last Night—Mixed Up Transaction at the High Sehool—Park Tambing Biils, eard The Ma cludod last the s, leod investigation was not con- ovening. Tho greater part of sion was devoted 1o the charges of excessive and unauthorized expenditures, as ombodied in specifization thard, which cov- Lotheop and Vinton schools, and at the sup- ply house. The High school matter was not pleted when the meeting adjourned Maclood continued to differ with Mr. Mor rison, and there was a continuance of flatly contradictory statements. G. A Burrw the first witn that he hauled several loads worthiess limestone from tho Jackson school and dumped it in a ditch near the Chicago lumber yard. o lator said ho was not sure about the name of the yard, LU was certain 1t was vear the Wakefield lumber yard. Ho was very sure the stone was worthless. cleo then took the stand and insisted that the cleaning and repairing of clocks had beco done at an expense lcss than had hitherto been incurred, and it was done at the request of the committee o which the matter was referred, with the exception of tho new clocks for the Centrai school, which were provided for by special resolution, Expenses for Kopnirs at High School. C. S. Elgutter was calted to testify regard- ing the amended charges of spocification third, which alloges excessive and unau- thorized expenditures e Hrst cuse taken up was thatof the High #oolawhere iv was claimed that the suverintendent of build ings had exponded £1,200 in excess of the £100 that he had authority to expend. The witness showed that the superintendent was instructed to make certain repais cost not to exceed #199, and that §1,401 been expended, On cross-examination by Macl ney, the various bills were gonc into in de tail, ana tho sccrotary of the board was kept busy brmging various papers and mak ing showings from the vecord When authorized to make repairs on the gutters not to exceed §199, Macleod had ex- pended §285, and when authorized to expend #00 in repairing seats had expended $1,018, Morris Morrison, was called and vead a number of resolutions, which said, wero the ouly instructions that T Macleod ovdering wuny of the work in con- troversy performed, On cross-examination te suid that the contract for the guttering was awarded the Western Cornice Manu: facturing company under the provisions of one of the resolutions Macleod was then placed on the st lis own defense and identified 0 numb pavers us documents furnished him by tho secretary, ordering work doue. The prose cution objected to going into estimates Macleoa's attorney contended that if the board let the contract 1t could not hold Mac- leod responsible for an excessive expendi- com- He said Mr. Babeock said that if the work was done undec the supervision nf the superin- tendent of buildings, and he aliowed work to £0 on 1n excess of the amgunt called for by {}lm resolution and contract, he was responsi- e, The prosccution contended that N was responsible if he allowed the Western Cornice Manufacturing company to £o on with work in ess of the amount ordered by tho board. The objection was sustained. What Macleod Did Not Know. Macleod denied that the work was done under Lis direction, and said that Morrison made the contract with Chris Specht, and told him to see that it was well done. e said he did not kuow what the figures were untii the bill was sent in. He said he kuew nothing of the estimates, and insisted that Morvisyn was responsible for it all. Rewarding the plumbing done by Graham ~ Park, Macieod said that an estimate was made by Parlk ealling for an expenditure of about £25, and produced the ostimate, dated August 20, and addressed to the Board of Education, or another part of the work e said, had received an order, but in some u countable manner it had been lost. He was very positive that Mr. Burgess had sout it to ‘him through the medium of Superin- tendent Fitmatrick, On cross-examination he said that Secre- tary Gillan had signed the order for the kalsomining, When asked if the sceretary had beou 1 possession of the Graham Park estimate he said he gave it to the commities on buildings and property ut a committee mecting. Elzatter and_Morvison were present that meeting. e did not hand 1t to eithe but threw it on the table, where there were mber of¢othier y He said that it was later returned to him by Morrison, who told him it had been adoptod The defense sought to introduce a resoln. tion of the hoard orde fuction of wa superintendent directing him not _to_comply with it. but the objection of Attorney Meiklo for the defense was sustained Graham Park and His Estimntes, Graham Park was called and testified that Macleod had informed him that his estimate for the plumbing repair work at the High school had been accepted. He idontified the bills presented for the work and said they had been paid He wus asked on cross tion how he sent the leiter to the board, and said he mailed it. He was certan that tho mail carrier took it from his office the same as with other mail. Te was asiced 1f he did not nand 1t to Mr. Macleod, and said he was certain he did not. Headdressed it to the Board of Education and mailed it as stated, as hie was in the ofice himself at that time. The prosecution wanted to call Messrs. Elgutter_and Morrison to rebut the testi- wony of Macleod regarding the Park esti- mate while the matter was fresh in the minds of the committee, but as it was 10 ‘lock @ motion to adjourn until 7 :30 o'clock day evening prevailod After adjournment the committee on vuildings and property agreed to strike out the specifications as to the Cass, Central and Lothrop schools in the interest of econ- omy and to hasten the conelusion of the in- vestigation, as the charges are similar to those at the High school, and evidence as to the Vinton school and supply houso will conclude the investigation. “Ihe commities hopes to finish its work at the next meeting. at At REPUBLICAN MASSACHUSEELTS, State Votes for Liquor Licenss but Boston Klects Demoocratio Mayor, Bostox, Dec, 13.—Nathan Matthews (dem- ocrat) was elooted mayor of Boston yester duy. His plurality is about 5,000, The city voted for liquor liceuse. The election throughout municipal officers and on the liceuse ques tion resulted generally in & vepublican vic- tory and in the adoption of a license law. - THEK FORECASTS, the state for " r Are the Ne- for Todny. - Forecast for and lowa—Gen- Generally Faie and Wal brasks 5 WASHINGTON, Thursduy: For Nebraska erally fair: warmer; southerly winds %or South Dakota—Falr; slightly warmer; southeustecly winds, becoming varlavlo] in North Dakota. Dec TELEGEAPHIC BRIEFS, The tew pevature foll to 30 Lelow zero at wul yesterday worniog ho criysor, Olymplu's trial lus boen post- | poned Indefinitely, owing (o storiy weather The next natlonal encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held at Pitts- burg, I Advices from Tnalanapolis wstate that the coudition of Mgr. Bessonls lus improved and | that he may recover. e investigation into the affuirs of the de- funct Chemical bunk of Brooklyn, W Was begun yesterday by the grand jury. ‘Flie coroner's jury lu the McClelland poud ystory at Centralla, 111, falllug to disagree, as been discharged by thie coroner. be superiutendent of the Uaruogle wmills at ered work done at the High, Central, Cass, | cleod | and a letter from Mr. Eigutter to the | | Beaver Falls, Pa., s arranging a new schodule | Of wages. A'heavy cut Is promissd At 10 q'clock Inst night there was no mates | rialchange in the strike of the Hendersonville division of the Loulsville & Nashvilie. Governor Stons of Missourl has respitod Wil who was sentoncod to bo v, Docamber 15, to January b In the Mayer murder case ut New York yos- terday Prof. Doremus tostified to finding an- Hv'w;vw_\ and arsenic in tne stomach of Brandt John Armstrong, a colored man, was hangod Athens, MeMinn county, Tenn., yostorduy, forthe murder of French Shren, colored, in April Inst John 7Ziller, a wealthy farmer, living neat Brazil, Ind., was found murdored’ on his door- step a few mornings ago. There is no clew to tho guilty parties. Tho board“of directors of the Chle f Trade has rejected as unsatisfactory Robere Andblom's propositicn to establish & new sort i cloaring house A large fire occurred at Morganton, N. C., yesterday morning. Anentire square in the husiness part of town was dostroyed, inelud ing a hotel and several stores. Oficials of Unitod Mine Workers ot Amoric cgone to Plttsburg, Pa., to endoavor 1o in- nors of that b 1ke for the adopted at the convention in Olilo 2o Board Tho Chicago kennol dog show oponad at the West Side armory yesterday. Over T00 dogs have been entorod and almost all classes are represented. The show will continue until Saturday night No Man's Land the Panhandle eon y © Okluhoma, is d b el Ad itisfied with that territory and docs ot wish to bon party to the conven= ton asking for ad 1 of Oklahonin to tatehood, but destres (0. e annexed to Kan- A _gentleman who arrived at El Paso trom Mesico Tuesday night says that a company of federal troops boardod the train at Chi- hurhua wnd cano north, He Goes not. know 3 t tho train, but they did not noral Maloney opinion adverse to the Spring whoso affalrs he has been fnvestigatin, 1 will maks application to the courts to have the charter of the cor= voration forfeited E . Ereoman, n well known attorne fatally injured by s blow with a poke salooti at Guathrie, OkL, about midnight T Andrew Zehalu, the s 1 keeper, was arrested, but elains that a stranger struck the blow and then ted, John Reed, presidentof the defunct West vings and Trust association of Kansas testifiod Incourt yostorday that ho could not find tho books of'the han mentary evidenco Judge Gibion hini to produce In court Two d when i postofic in Doy Dlackmailing u w t Hlinois has was in eetives o estorday rosted 1L Gibson g 3 “rancisco alled for mafl nt the Sin . Gibson 15 sald 1o he woll o ho s wanted on i ¢ nan of that clty The entiro builaings mills at Wabash, Ind five storles high, we night. The plant was ostimated to b worth £66,000: insurance $40,000. Ono hundred pao- ple'are tirown out of employment e publ'cation of the fact that Ch preparing to fecd and lodgo the | honieless” has caused a tide o manity toset In toward that city ountry. Every frolght train, tho polic fs i vily loaded with tramps. Judge Phillips of ‘the United States eircuis court of appeals, at St Louls, hus dectdod w part of the s Clty” watir works case. Tho court orders the city to pay the wator works company forthwith 112,000 tor services wready vendered, and 80 per cent horeafter 1 the contract pric out of of the Star woolen 00 feet long and yed by fire lagt az0 13 ry and - Tom all sed of solling a 3 alists, includi rand D. 1, Moffait, was arvestod Colo., yosterday. 115 partier, M. D, Morgan, wis arrosted & week 1go. The Srne” maude By sweating gold inta ock eighteen Inches A cireular was Issued yosterday to landlords Dby the assoclations for the employment of the unumployed of Boscon, assertin that 50,000 15 niany more persous do- on then, unable to find work and asking that no' rent be required of such unil they are employed. The flood that swept tween Seattle and Tacorn, y was the worst that his visited thut se tion for years. Thu entire country Rrien (o Bonton, & length and over two miles wide, water from four o six feet. Ed Hanfield, a fast young man about Don- 2 Nis misteess, [da | Judge I in Lu Junta, pendent down the valley bo- Wash last Mon« i stance of sIx miles in is under into his brain v il woman 1s TV i o hospital with a bl « 1ot wound through her loft breust just above lier hoart und she, too, witl d The railroad coal operators are waking no furthier effort toward fixing a unitorm rato ot wages to bo paid throughout the Pittsburg Pa., district. Sinco thore fs so much conflic of opinfon it is not probablo that s uaiform will be fived by the operators, but the present wages will bo continued. fn thecuse beforo the state supreme court of the Roard of Supervisors of Dickinson county, Wisconsin, against the chaiviman of the bourd, 1 writ of mandamus to compel him 1o sign §3,000 of bonds for the relief of desti- tution, wis denfed. The court held that the board had no authority to vote the reliet bonds. Wally Carry and Charles Rawhat, the two Pittsbirg, Piv., men arrested in Septenml guspleton of beng sedd in the robbi St Louls & Sun Fr n and Killing of Express ) Mound Valloy quitted in thédist Pennsylvani Jud 0.\ Sun Vaj 0. The company 1 ¢ and | app! N. Cha o con Aultman § There will be no more shaying dono in harbor shops in Kansits City on Sundays, for some Time at least. Judge Stover, in” the district court, yesterday dissolved’ tho Injunction granted lust weel resteaining the pieo ofii- Gors of Kansus City and Jaekson county from interfering with the bavbers at the Midiwnd hotol, on tho grounds that ucivil court coutd not interfero with the criminal oflicors of clty teourt of Lubette county, in has heen appointed receivor of or Street, Lizht company of Canton, pitulizea’at $17 nuting to #300,00 ver wis mide by Alica iller. 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You pay only for tho good you got No. cheap sibstifuto, urged by a fricky dealer, though it may be better for him o sell, can be * just as good ” for you to buy. AMUSIIMENTS Matines Saturiay. Dramis FRIENDS Mauazoment of Harn Railie frogt canl o Hoyle, B D ‘Lyons, Ttend. Tciad Wakcide, R, ur Nights lommencin Thursday, fi:.-. 1% Fivst thne in the et ssatul Comedy Seatn on sitle i5th STREET THEATER P2IHAT TONIGHT, LOST IN NEW YORK. A river of reai woter. Roal aud sleanbowte. Two SPECIAL SCENE i6th STREET THEATRE "2 Four Nights, Comuencluy Sun- day, Dec. 17, The Still Alarm MATINEE WEDNESDAY, achls, forvies loads of